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Summary: MY FAVORITE BOOK BY LAWANA BLACKWELL
Review: A coming of age story about a girl attending college in Victorian England. By learning the hard way, she finds out the difference between love and infatuation. What a great ride!! Ms. Blackwell outdid herself!
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Summary: MY FAVORITE BOOK BY LAWANA BLACKWELL
Review: A coming of age story about a girl attending college in Victorian England. By learning the hard way, she finds out the difference between love and infatuation. What a great ride!! Ms. Blackwell outdid herself!
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Summary: Another beautiful story by Lawana Blackwell
Review: Catherine Rayborn is enjoying her first taste of freedom and independence after a sheltered upbringing. Her head and heart are easily turned by any young man who looks her way and gives her a kind word. Even though she knows better and has loving, supportive people in her life to offer Godly counsel, she allows her heart to rule her head.
Kudos to Ms. Blackwell for another wonderful series. Her writing is warm and genuine, and her characters draw the reader into the story at the very beginning. Most series weaken with each new addition, but Lawana Blackwell's characters stay strong and true to form. The storyline does not grow tiresome after several books. Unlike most series, I always regret when hers come to an end. She is probably my favorite writer of Inspirational fiction today. I can't get enough of her realistic, endearing characters and their stories.
Great work, Ms. Blackwell. Thank you for an excellent read.
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Summary: I can't wait for the next in the series!
Review: I admit it: I like to escape into the pages of an old-fashioned romance every so often but am frustrated with the R-rated bodice rippers that have no moral fiber to them. This is a book (actually all books by this author) is one you can read in public and not be ashamed or embarrassed. It is an old-fashioned romance with an element of suspense. The characters have their flaws but the theme underlying the entire book is one of morals and Christianity. This is a book you can enjoy and then pass on to your mother or sister (which is just what I did). Thanks goes to the author for a well-written, well-researched, interesting book. I look forward to many more!
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Summary: A great addition to TALES OF LONDON!
Review: This latest book by Lawana Blackwell will take you to Victorian London 1880 where 18-year-old Catherine Rayborn goes off to college in Cambridge. Catherine is thrilled about her independency and delves into her studies. Before long she is sought after by many eligible men. One man with a notorious past courts her and she convinces herself that he has changed and that his past doesn't matter. What will it take for Catherine to realize the difference between infatuation and love that is based upon true friendship and mutual respect? Will she follow her heart and find her true love? This book also continues the story of Sarah Rayborn Doyle who is enjoying married life with William. Will she be able to prevent Catherine's mistake of giving her heart to the man whose notorious past also includes her? Will Sarah also fulfill the longing in her heart to have children of her own? Wow! Great story about love vs. infatuation, college life, friendship and God's grace. I recommend to anyone who loves romance in Victorian London, intrigue and betrayal. I have waited a long time for this book and it was well worth the wait! I'm looking forward to the 3rd book in this series which will hopefully be released soon.
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Summary: A great addition to TALES OF LONDON!
Review: This latest book by Lawana Blackwell will take you to Victorian London 1880 where 18-year-old Catherine Rayborn goes off to college in Cambridge. Catherine is thrilled about her independency and delves into her studies. Before long she is sought after by many eligible men. One man with a notorious past courts her and she convinces herself that he has changed and that his past doesn't matter. What will it take for Catherine to realize the difference between infatuation and love that is based upon true friendship and mutual respect? Will she follow her heart and find her true love? This book also continues the story of Sarah Rayborn Doyle who is enjoying married life with William. Will she be able to prevent Catherine's mistake of giving her heart to the man whose notorious past also includes her? Will Sarah also fulfill the longing in her heart to have children of her own? Wow! Great story about love vs. infatuation, college life, friendship and God's grace. I recommend to anyone who loves romance in Victorian London, intrigue and betrayal. I have waited a long time for this book and it was well worth the wait! I'm looking forward to the 3rd book in this series which will hopefully be released soon.
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Summary: Lovely Story
Review: This my first book by Lawana Blackwell takes you to Victorian London 1880 where a very innocent and sheltered young 18-year-old, Catherine Rayborn, is setting off to college in Cambridge. Catherine is excited and a little intimidated to finally be off on her own as a `fresher' in college. On that very eventful train ride she will meet up with a young lady Peggy who will become one of her dearest friends. Before long Catherine is soon caught up in studies and has engaged the admiration of a very nice young man, but rather than jeopardize her friendship with Peggy, she makes a choice that will have serious repercussions for that friendship. Somewhat hurt by her first foray of losing her heart, the very naïve Catherine is introduced to a man with a less than illustrious past, although she is unaware of it at the time. He courts her, showing her a thoughtful and caring face, that she believes to be a true and honest character. Upon being found out, by her cousin that she has been seeing a notorious rake, she continues to see him thinking that her family doesn't realize that he was a changed man. She takes him at face value and convinces herself that his past doesn't matter. It will take a friends betrayal, before Catherine realizes the difference between infatuation and love that is based upon true friendship and genuine feelings. This was a really nice story about looking for love when what she really needed was to find her own sense of self worth and finding that the most important acceptance was in God's grace. It also gives you a wonderful glimpse of a young girl in Victorian England attending college to obtain a certificate of merit rather than a diploma! Same four years of study but not yet up to par with the male counterpart! This is a charming story I can recommend to anyone who loves romance in Victorian England along with lessons in good Christian behavior.
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Summary: Lovely Story
Review: This my first book by Lawana Blackwell takes you to Victorian London 1880 where a very innocent and sheltered young 18-year-old, Catherine Rayborn, is setting off to college in Cambridge. Catherine is excited and a little intimidated to finally be off on her own as a 'fresher' in college. On that very eventful train ride she will meet up with a young lady Peggy who will become one of her dearest friends. Before long Catherine is soon caught up in studies and has engaged the admiration of a very nice young man, but rather than jeopardize her friendship with Peggy, she makes a choice that will have serious repercussions for that friendship. Somewhat hurt by her first foray of losing her heart, the very naïve Catherine is introduced to a man with a less than illustrious past, although she is unaware of it at the time. He courts her, showing her a thoughtful and caring face, that she believes to be a true and honest character. Upon being found out, by her cousin that she has been seeing a notorious rake, she continues to see him thinking that her family doesn't realize that he was a changed man. She takes him at face value and convinces herself that his past doesn't matter. It will take a friends betrayal, before Catherine realizes the difference between infatuation and love that is based upon true friendship and genuine feelings. This was a really nice story about looking for love when what she really needed was to find her own sense of self worth and finding that the most important acceptance was in God's grace. It also gives you a wonderful glimpse of a young girl in Victorian England attending college to obtain a certificate of merit rather than a diploma! Same four years of study but not yet up to par with the male counterpart! This is a charming story I can recommend to anyone who loves romance in Victorian England along with lessons in good Christian behavior.
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